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  • Who has the edge in Raines-Ed White and the power of Mandarin junior Brysen Wright

    Who has the edge in Raines-Ed White and the power of Mandarin junior Brysen Wright
    2026/08/31
    Our Game of the Week is a big one between Ed White and Raines. Plus, Mandarin receiver Brysen Wright is one of the most well-known high school football players in the country. He reached rare air last week when Battle released a signature BFye custom cleats. Where does Wright rank in terms of the top recruits of the 2000s? Justin Barney and Sponge Franklin make the rounds in the Varsity 4 podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    43 分
  • Making sense of a chaotic Week 1 and the upsets that it included

    Making sense of a chaotic Week 1 and the upsets that it included
    2026/08/24
    The opening week of the high school football regular season was a wild one. Top-ranked Raines battled past Oakleaf in a defensive slugfest. Farther down the Super 10, Columbia clipped Bolles and Creekside upset Nease. Those two games featured blowouts a year ago to the tune of 81-8 in wins for the Tigers and Panthers. Justin Barney and Sponge Franklin look over a wild week and ahead to Week 2. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    27 分
  • Let's get this high school football season started! Best of Week 1, short list of top players

    Let's get this high school football season started! Best of Week 1, short list of top players
    2026/08/17
    It's Week 1 of the high school football season and the kickoff classics are behind us. How seriously should you take those Week 0 games? Always take 'em with a grain of salt. The Week 1 slate includes some bangers, including our Game of the Week, Raines and Oakleaf. Plus, our early season look at top players and how Ed White could be this year's breakout team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    36 分
  • What area teams have a shot at the Open division and the march towards kickoff

    What area teams have a shot at the Open division and the march towards kickoff
    2026/08/10
    The 2026 high school football season is right around the corner with a handful of regular season independent teams kicking things off this week. There's some big changes this year, including the introduction of the eight-team Open division in the playoffs. Do teams like Raines, Mandarin and Bolles have a chance to make it? Plus, our top 25 players list continues and the team we're tracking all season long. Justin Barney and Sponge Franklin kick off the march to the regular season in this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    33 分
  • Loss fueled Raines to make things right and it became one of the best teams in area history

    Loss fueled Raines to make things right and it became one of the best teams in area history
    2025/12/15
    A blowout loss in the 2024 state title game was a dose of humility for Raines. The Vikings could have easily let that loss define them. Instead, head coach Donovan Masline, the Raines staff and players, set out on a revenge tour and stamped it with a 23-22 win over the same Miami Northwestern team that it lost to a year earlier. In terms of redemption stories, they don't get much better than that. What a team. What a coach. What a season for the 14-0 Vikings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    38 分
  • Bolles and Raines are still dancing. Why we think it will be a good week in Miami for the local teams

    Bolles and Raines are still dancing. Why we think it will be a good week in Miami for the local teams
    2025/12/08
    It's state championship game week and Bolles and Raines are the last area teams still standing. The Bulldogs face Cardinal Mooney on Wednesday night in Miami and Raines gets its rematch against Miami Northwestern. Do our local teams have a chance to bring home titles? Why Justin Barney and Sponge Franklin think it could be a great week in Miami for Bolles and Raines in this Varsity 4 podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    30 分
  • The importance of quality coaching in high school and our picks for state semifinal winners

    The importance of quality coaching in high school and our picks for state semifinal winners
    2025/12/02
    We've got four teams still standing as the high school football season makes the turn into the state semifinals. Bolles, Ponte Vedra, Raines and Trinity Christian are in the final four. Plus, the importance of just how much quality coaching means in high school football. Justin Barney and Sponge Franklin look ahead and back in this week's Varsity 4 podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    27 分
  • Black Friday football: Some big-time matchups headline third round of playoffs

    Black Friday football: Some big-time matchups headline third round of playoffs
    2025/11/24
    The third round of the playoffs are here and we've got some seriously strong matchups. Bradford-Cocoa. Mandarin-Buchholz. Trinity Christian-University Christian. St. Augustine-Choctaw. Talk about some good ones. How many teams will be left standing after Black Friday? Justin Barney and Sponge Franklin get you ready for the regional finals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    31 分